Im considering posting a short story that I wrote, the thing is I have no idea what genre i should post it under. Without giving away to much They story is about a guy riding the bus home after getting fired from his job. Theres an incredibly annoying girl infront of him. And he has a hammer in his hand, dont want to say more xD The problem is its not quite horror since there really isent any suspense build up. I need to rewrite it once atelast before posting it. Should i just post it as general ficition or? I know this question is more or less responsible so, just ask what you need to know to make a valid judgement. Thanks in advance
Horror doesn't really need suspense as long as something unpleasant is going on. Thriller requires suspense, a fact that too many filmmakers are completely forgetting (Jason is not scary! He's hilarious!)
Okey I kinda have assosiated suspense with horror, But maybe il post it in the horror section done. Now i only need to rewrite it so the annoying person is more annoying and i need a title i suck at making up titles and names. All you can do is practice i guess
On the other hand, a guy killing someone doesn't necessarily constitute horror. I find Sexy Beast with Ben Kingsley to be hilarious, even though a guy was bludgeouned to death and buried beneath someone's swimming pool.
From what you've revealed so far --guy with hammer loses job and encounters exasperating lass on bus-- a possible title might be 'rage' or 'vent' Good luck. ----------------------------------------------- Be good, wise and strong
if you hope to have it published any time in the future, you shouldn't be posting the whole story, only a brief excerpt...
Thanks for the tip, though since its a rather short story (1200 words) and i dont really think il try to get this published not sure though... Can i really post a part of a 1200 story :/ dont feel lika that would work
